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Vikram Chennai

Founder

Founder at Ardent

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedArdent · YC

About

Vikram studied computer science at Cornell and previously worked as an ML engineer. He is now building database sandbox tools for AI agents.

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Vikram @vchennai2

I’m getting quite tired of the software’s going to zero narrative Writing functional code in toy apps is easy Building something reliable at scale is still extremely hard TLDR: 9s are hard to get

Aug 1, 2026 · ♥ 509 · ⇄ 24

Vikram @vchennai2

Crossed 10k DB sandboxes/month More than 10x since we finished YC Onwards and upwards

Jul 30, 2026 · ♥ 57

Vikram @vchennai2

I was told many many times that I needed a co-founder to succeed Instead I scaled @ArdentAI past 100K in ARR without a dollar of funding then raised millions Company size was 1 You don’t need a co founder, just the courage to build https://t.co/alBWk6Jygv

Jul 28, 2026 · ♥ 210 · ⇄ 13

Founder at ArdentYC X26

Intro paths

YC

Vikram went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Ardent's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Vikram can intro founders to Ardent's investors below.

Ardent's investors · 2

Crane Venture PartnersY Combinator

Experience

  1. Ardent (YC X26)Foundercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. Crane Venture PartnersScoutcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. ODFFellow (ODF 23)2024
  4. ReVisionCo-Founder2023New York City Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. Cornell UniversityMaster of Engineering - MEng, Computer Science2022 — 2023
  2. Y Combinator2026
  3. Cornell TechMaster of Engineering - MEng, Computer Science2022 — 2023
  4. University of RochesterBachelor of Science - BS, Brain and Cognitive Sciences2018 — 2022
  5. University of RochesterBachelor of Arts - BA, Business Administration2018 — 2022
  6. buildspace2023

Skills & more

Artificial Intelligence (AI)1Computer Vision1Customer Insight

From Vikram's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

Cornell University mafia182

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ryan XueBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded Andco +2Mada SegheteBSFounded Upside +1Natalia BakaevaData-Driven Marketing CertificateFounded cashew +1Euwyn PoonComputer ScienceFounded 3dot +1Phil YuenB.AFounded Aurabeat +1Daryl SewBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Certainly Health +1

+ 175 more

buildspace mafia14

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Gino GuatavitaStudent SF1 CohortFounded Kontigo +1Erich Lehmannn&w s3Founded MeetAnywayWei-Wei Wun&w s4Founded Momenticjesus alberto Castillo ferrerStudent SF1 batchFounded KontigoAbel Van SteenweghenFounded MacadamiaDavid YuFounded Hanji

+ 7 more

Cornell Tech mafia11

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Kiyan RajabiMaster of Science - MSFounded ReverCareChristophe RimannMaster of Engineering - MEngFounded CamberMike WangMaster of Engineering - MEngFounded AvinaRishabh JainMaster's degreeFounded LatentZachary GittelmanMS Applied Information Science (Technion) & MS Information Systems (Cornell)Founded Mango HealthEytan RozenblumMaster's degreeFounded Foresight

+ 4 more

University of Rochester mafia11

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

David NarrowB.S.Founded SonavexEric BallMAFounded CapConnect+Tao FuMSFounded Attovia TherapeuticsGreg RublevBiochemistryFounded RunzyTimothy ZhangMaster of Science - MSFounded AdenChris OsbornBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Dialect

+ 4 more

Same school

Also attended Cornell University710

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America

+ 704 more

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Also attended Cornell Tech18

Arjun HegdeAssociate at Moneta VenturesLourenço BelleauAssociate at ConvergeAnirvan BordoloiFund Manager at Big Red VenturesUmer FaizanFund Manager at Big Red VenturesRishabh SurendranResearch at Rock HealthBerend van NieuwlandAI Developer at Endeit Capital

+ 12 more

Also attended University of Rochester66

Hal PazInvestor at Khosla VenturesCamila VieiraPartner, Head of Brazil at QED InvestorsBRYAN CIAMBELLAGeneral Partner at PROOFWilliam SheahanSenior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Flare Capital PartnersArtur BergmanFounder, Fastly at Amplify PartnersNicole VitulloInvestor at Arboretum Ventures

+ 60 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Ardent (YC X26)1

Aneel LakhaniInvestor at Crane Venture Partners

Also worked at ODF156

Erik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzPaul VeradittakitManaging Partner at Pantera CapitalLaurenInvestor at MGV.VCSteph ScottVice President at Questa CapitalNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, LlcMichelle KwokPrincipal at Draper Associates

+ 150 more